Ursula von der Leyen is left standing by her male counterparts in Turkey

I see the awkward moment in Ankara dealt with at the Le lejen seems to be uncertain, and the whole body by the hand and said: “EHM” Erdogan as President of the European Council, and Thomas Charles airplane.

By lejen was eventually offered a chair near the bed in the opposite Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, who is the state that less noble, and the commissioners protocol.

And all the princes of the congregation and the three sat down at the same time, that was first.

Eric Mamer leader of the European Commission spokesperson said the Le lejen as being that surprise attack was clearly be able to see the video. “He added,” it’s difficult to judge the reasons why she offered in one class other than the seat, this is something that you ask the Turkish authorities. “

Mamer said Turkey had been responsible for organizing the meeting.

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He added that when it comes to “the view of the Commission on the outside you can tell that they have exactly the same protocol level of our President is the President of the European Council. Our president is a member of the European Council the right, and the general public, normally, when it comes to foreign countries is not treated in exactly the same manner as the President of the European Council was. “

As the leader of the European Commission, the European Union’s executive class institution and most powerful, the Le lejen is one of the most influential women in the bloc. He previously served as defense minister of Germany.

The officers had a hiccup, it is uncomfortable for the EU’s condemnation of Turkey’s recent withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, the international treaty aimed at violence, not in women.

And he has reached out to CNN the EU Presidency and the Turkish Council for comment.